419 scam: "Mrs.Sandra Bates"<hostmaster@simpur.net.bn> Calvary greetings to you !.\\

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sandra Bates"<hostmaster@simpur.net.bn>
Reply-To: sandrabates418@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 06:32:55 -0400
Subject: Calvary greetings to you !.\\

DOING THE WILL OF GOD. I am Mrs.Sandra Bates, a widow to late Andrew Bates =
I am 56 years old, i am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long ti=
me cancer of the lung, from all indication my conditions is really deterior=
ating and it is quite obvious that i would only live for a short period, ac=
cording to my doctors this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very=
bad stage. My late husband was killed during the U.S. Raid against terrori=
sm in Afghanistan, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produc=
e any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, i inheri=
ted all his business and wealth. The doctors has advised me that i would on=
ly live for a short period, so i now decided to divide the part of this wea=
lth, to contribute to the development of the churches all over the world an=
d the less privileged I selected you after visiting the website and i praye=
d over it. I am willing to donate the sum of $12,500.000.00 usd$ (twelve mi=
llion Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) to the less privileged. =
Please i want you to note that this fund is lying in a Spanish Bank and upo=
n my instruction, my attorney, who presently is in Spain will file in an ap=
plication for you for the transfer of the money in your name. Lastly, i hon=
estly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpo=
se, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ =
is vanity. May the grace of our Lord Jesus the love of god and the fellowsh=
ip of God be with you and your family i await urgent reply. Yours in Christ=
, Mrs.Sandra Bates.

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